Window-weight.



P. L. MAUPIN. WINDow WEIGHT.

APPLIUATIN FILED PEB. 19, 1909.

4Patented ont. 18,1910.

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FRANK L. IVIAUPIN, i OF POST, TEXAS.

WINDOW-WEIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 19, 1909.

Patented Oct. 18, 1910.

Serial No. 478,861.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that- I, FRANK L. MAUPIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Post, in the county of Garza and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Window-Weights, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to an impro-vement in window weights, being moreparticularly directed to a construction permitting the variation and adjustability necessary in increasing or decreasing the weight.

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a windowweight made up of separable hollow sections arranged for such connectionas will permit the `disposition of the sections in completelytelescoped, fully extended, or any intermediate position, whereby toprovide a tube of such length as will receive the desired quantity ofweight material.

The invention will be described in the following specification,reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a vertical central section illustrating particularly theconnection between the sections. Fig. 2 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig.1.

Referring particularly to the .drawings my improved window weightcomprises a body made up of upper and lower sections 10 and 11, alsoconstructed of sheet metal and closed as in the preferred form exceptthat the closures are integrally formed of the material of the sections,being cut out and bent together and secured to form a conical head, asshown. The head of the upper section is provided with a central opening12 to receive the sash cord 8 and with a filling opening 13 throughwhich the weight material may be introduced into the body.

The lower section 11 is formed at diametrically opposite points,preferably by stamping or the like, with indentations 14 inclininginwardly toward the upper end of the shoulder, and each forming with thenext uppermost indentation an abrupt shoulder 15. The upper section 10is formed at diametrically opposite points with spring tongues 16 cutfrom the material of the sec tion and adapted to engage beneath theshoulders 15 of the indentations 14, to secure the respective sectionsin desired relative positions. The indentations 14 have their side edgesinclined with respect to the surface of the section, so that when it isdesired to separate the sections it is only necessary to partiallyrotate one section with relation to the other which will dispose thetongues 1G on the plane or peripheral surface of the lower section andrelease the latter.

In use the respective sections are adjusted so as to provide a body ofthe desired length to receive the necessary weight of material,whereupon such material, preferably sand or the like, is poured throughthe filling opening until the body is full. A window weight is thusprovided which is as effective as the usual solid weights and has thedesired advantage of simplicity of structure and of permitting variationin accordance with its particular use. Furthermore, the respectivebodies are light, can be readily packed and shipped at much less expense than the usual solid weight, and avoids the necessity of orderinga number of different sized weights for different uses.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

A window weight comprising a weight receiving section closed at thebottom and open at the top, and an adjusting section closed at the topand open at the bottom, the weight receiving section fitting within theadjusting section, said weight receiving section being provided with twoseries of diametrically opposed indentations arranged in rowslongitudinally of the section, the adjusting section being formed withintegral, inwardly extending spring tongues to engage the indentations.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK L. MAUPIN. Witnesses H. B. MURRAY, O. B. KELLY.

